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miscreations by Grant Loveys ☆☆☆☆☆ 5 sta

miscreations by Grant Loveys ☆☆☆☆☆ 5 stars to this wonderful book of poems that have stuck with me over a month after I first read then. My treat for this upcoming weekend is to read it again with a highlighter and find all the beautiful and profound turns of phrase.

What poem has stuck with you for ages after reading it?

Hello, 2020. 👋🏻 New planner, same plans.

Hello, 2020. 👋🏻 New planner, same plans.

Hey. It's been a while. This is the way I've been

Hey. It's been a while. This is the way I've been having my coffee lately: a bit of sugar, tons of ice, and almond milk poured on top. I think it might be too much caffeine though, since I'm filled with anxiety today after a few days of luxuriously large coffees like this.

I could wax poetic about my mental health right now and how I'm doing (positive and negative) but I don't want to. I'm learning there are many things I feel uncomfortable sharing, and it isn't because of stigma or being misunderstood or trying to communicate.

It's just because, as I'm discovering my core identity that never developed as a kid, I'm learning I value my privacy more than I thought.

Many years of my life were spent being Cool, Open, Random, No-Shame Coryl. Oversharing like crazy. Having no filter or inhibition. It's exhausting and I'm done with it. Social media is not my personal diary and I don't want it to be that anyway. And my friends aren't therapists for me to conduct my own talk therapy with. I've got notebooks for that. No more masking my discomfort with loudness.

Anyway, enjoy my almond milk iced coffee with Jerry and Fortuna in the background. They're my jade plants, and Jerry is thriving. I need to re-pot Fortuna with better drainage to help her out. What a lovely analogy for my own health.

#coffee #morningcaffeine #icedcoffee #almondmilklatte #reuseyourjars #reuserecycle #pastajarbestjar #jadeplant #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness

23.06.19 ◦ Whew, STARFISH has been a very,

23.06.19
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Whew, STARFISH has been a very, very emotional read so far. I'm taking my time getting through it. It hits pretty close to home...
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I love the jacket artwork, and even the details in the hardcover itself are lovely. The last 5 books I read were all e-books, so it's been nice to hold hardcover and paperback books in my hands again.
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What was the last emotional book you read? 🍃
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#amreading #readmore #bookstagram #books📖 #currentlyreading #tbr #tbrshelf #libraryreads #bookish #booknerd #booktastic #kindle #kindlepaperwhite #bookpile #paperback #hardcover #ebook #amazonkindle #creativepreneur #accomplish2019

22.06.19 ◦ Tired. Summer makes me lethargi

22.06.19
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Tired. Summer makes me lethargic. Typical Coryl once she's out of bed. Music in my earbuds and still in pyjamas, for as long as possible.
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I wrote a bit this morning on my iPad and felt like posting, despite my social media sabbatical. It's been a few days and the adjustment is a little more difficult than I anticipated.
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One thing that bothers me about most tech these days is the "cloud," where everything syncs to a remote, online drive. You know what writers need? Time away from the Internet! The ability to turn off the Wi-Fi! I'm glad that my iPad is fullscreen, because it helps to limit distractions. But my writing on my iPad syncs over the Internet to my desktop, so I can't go completely offline... I can't go offline if I want to continue using my iPad for writing.
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If you need me, I'll be sitting in my chair, typing on my Bluetooth keyboard, not looking at my screen. Maybe I'll go outside if it's not too hot (spoiler: it will be).
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Happy writing, folks. 🍃
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#selfie #glasses #nomakeup #writing #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writersoninstagram #writersonig #amwriting #amediting #authorlife #writerslife #words #instawrite #ilovewriting #writerscorner #writersofinsta #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #bookish #readmore #booktastic #booknerd #creativepreneur #accomplish2019

21.06.19 ◦ "Grief was the hardest crack in

21.06.19
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"Grief was the hardest crack in a soul. It would never be filled. It would never let the soul be whole again. Grief never got easier; it just got more familiar."
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One of the themes for my current WIP is grief. I've pulled a few lines here where the protagonist reflects on this inevitable part of life.
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I won't get into nitty gritty, but grief has been a long-standing part of my life. Writing about it seems to make it, as I wrote, more familiar. Not easier. Just less of a terrifyingly strange sensation. I get used to it. I can ride it out.
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Grief comes in waves. Write long and hard about what hurts. Etc., etc.
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What's a core theme to your current WIP? 🍃
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#writing #writersofinstagram #writersofig #writersoninstagram #writersonig #amwriting #amediting #authorlife #writerslife #words #instawrite #ilovewriting #writerscorner #writersofinsta #writerscommunity #writingcommunity #bookish #readmore #WIPexcerpt #amwritingfantasy #creativepreneur #accomplish2019

20.06.19 - SOME NEWS! ◦ I'm taking a sabba

20.06.19 - SOME NEWS!
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I'm taking a sabbatical from social media. It's mostly Twitter and Facebook, but I'm also limiting my time on Instagram to a degree. I have content scheduled to post on Instagram, and I'll check in every once and while because Instagram isn't as much of a problem.
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I don't want to wax on about why, but it's time to step away and let my brain decompress, stop hyperfocusing, and reconnect offline. And, of course, write and make art.
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Social media is extremely addicting. As someone who has an "addictive personality" (AKA a predisposition for abusive overconsumption of literally anything, or a "too much gene"), I need to be mindful and careful of how I use social media. Anything can become addicting to me, not just social media.
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Working from home has so many benefits, but when the majority of my time is spent here at my computer... It sucks. It really sucks. It's time to take a break.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ME ONLINE:
It's a social media sabbatical, not an Internet sabbatical! I'll be posting on my website and Patreon. #linkinbio for both of those! If you have my WhatsApp or email, you can reach me there too.
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Stay well. 🍃
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19.06.19⠀ ◦⠀ This is one of my favouri

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This is one of my favourite books on the writing craft. It's called REFLECTIONS ON THE MAGIC OF WRITING by Diana Wynne Jones. It's a collection of mostly personal essays and autobiographical elements. There are lots of nuggets of truth for writing advice, too. It isn't a strict book of advice, but if you're a writer of fantasy, I can't recommend this book enough.⠀
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Not pictured: my sticky note tabs to help me find the passages I really like.⠀
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What are your favourite books on the writing craft? I'm looking for new ones to add to my TBR (so please don't rec On Writing by Stephen King; it's been read).
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18.06.19⠀ ◦⠀ Gabriel examined the fest

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Gabriel examined the festering wound on his arm. The infection had spread and he hadn't stolen the medicines from his mother when he left. The shirt he used to first staunch the wound now wrapped around the majority of his forearm. But the discolouration crept past his wrist and into his elbow. He lay on his back, eyes closed against the sun. I'm going to die here.⠀
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Another excerpt, this time from chapter 12. I'm making lots of headway on this edit and the end is in sight!!⠀
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I'm really nervous about this story. My goal is to use it to query for an agent, and hopefully break into traditional publishing that way. I believe in this story so much, but I'm worried that my hope in it will be my downfall; like I may be missing some serious plot holes or weak thematic elements. But the only way to know that is if it gets loads of rejections.⠀
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This isn't the only story I'm working on. Me? One story at a time? Hahahahaha. I have more to work on and if this story doesn't work for an agent, I have others to finish, revise, and query.⠀
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